 Oklahoma City WiretapForte charged with possesion of drugs, gunThe associated press reports: Seattle guard Joe Forte was charged with possession of marijuana and a gun. Forte was pulled over for speeding when a trooper smelled what he thought was marijuana. 20.6 grams of marijuana were found along with a .22 caliber pistol. Forte has a trial date for July 10th. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Seattle gets back to .500It took three months, three days and a very difficult game against the Utah Jazz, but the Seattle SuperSonics are finally back to .500. With a riveting 82-80 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night at KeyArena, the Sonics evened their record for the first time since Jan. 3 and stayed in the running for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot, tenuous as their position may be. With Phoenix's 115-113 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Sonics (38-38) cut their deficit to two games behind the Suns (40-36) with six to play. Houston (40-37) is a half-game behind Phoenix. Any combination of four Suns victories or Seattle losses eliminates the Sonics from the playoff race. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Sonics at .500Reggie Evans' arm was curled around the basketball, his eyes on the referee as he called the timeout. But it was Evans' finger that found the pulse coach Nate McMillan wants the Sonics to play with when he dove below Karl Malone for a turnover with 10 seconds left in the Sonics' 82-80 victory over the Jazz at KeyArena. Via Seattle Post-Intelligencer Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Apr 2003 Archive
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